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SKH Welcomes Marie L. Phillips

Stahancyk, Kent & Hook is proud to announce that Marie L. Phillips has joined the firm’s Portland office as an associate attorney.
Marie received her JD from the University of Oregon School of Law and a BA in Economics and Environmental Studies from Western Washington University.
Before joining Stahancyk, Kent & Hook, Marie worked in a variety of legal areas. She devoted over 320 Pro Bono hours to the Washington State Attorney General’s Office assisting with juvenile dependency and administrative law matters. She also spent several months working on complex personal injury litigation for a small Seattle-based firm.
While in law school, Marie advised business owners on entity formation with Oregon Law’s Small Business Clinic, worked on local government issues with the City Attorney in Springfield, Oregon, and planned the annual Green Business Symposium as Co-Director of the Green Business Initiative Student Association. Marie also worked as research assistant, helping complete numerous articles and a book on family and child law topics.

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